Israeli troops thrust deeper into Lebanon
JERUSALEM: Israel decided to expand its ground offensive in Lebanon, and Hizbollah's leader vowed to turn southern Lebanon into a graveyard for Israeli troops and to unleash more rockets on the city of Haifa.

Gunmen attack nation's newspaper in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP): About 10 men with automatic weapons stormed Guyana's largest newspaper, killing at least six people and wounding three in an attack that may be linked to a simultaneous protest at the South American nation's main prison...

... Open fire on Mexican newspaper
OAXACA, Mexico (AP): Gunmen opened fire yesterday inside the offices of a newspaper critical of the Oaxaca state government, injuring at least two people in this historic Mexican city already reeling from months of street protests.